In recent years the group has compromised organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

The U.S. government unsealed an indictment in April revealing that Assange had been charged for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.

The lessons learned from that takedown of the 500,000-router botnet are still reverberating today in the cybersecurity community.

The number is a sharp uptick compared to the 1.2 billion accounts removed between October and December.

The FEC said campaigns need all the help they can get to deter foreign adversaries.

Moody's downgrade marks the first time cybersecurity has been named as a factor in an outlook change.